The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . stout stem two feet or more in height ; in colourthey are white, marked inside with pale purple. Disapolygonoides is common in the midlands, growing in moistplaces beside streams, and bears orange-scarlet flowers,.sometimes as many as forty or fifty on a spike. Some of theSatyriums and Eulophias are ver)- beautiful, as is also theStawglottis fivibriata, a free-flowering species, bearing prettypink flowers on a slender stem. The Imantoph)-llums, or Clivias, as they are now called,are a grand displav in themselves, as seen
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . stout stem two feet or more in height ; in colourthey are white, marked inside with pale purple. Disapolygonoides is common in the midlands, growing in moistplaces beside streams, and bears orange-scarlet flowers,.sometimes as many as forty or fifty on a spike. Some of theSatyriums and Eulophias are ver)- beautiful, as is also theStawglottis fivibriata, a free-flowering species, bearing prettypink flowers on a slender stem. The Imantoph)-llums, or Clivias, as they are now called,are a grand displav in themselves, as seen in their native habitat 58 in the Natal bush, in the early spring months. Tlic\- bearimmense umbels of twenty to thirty blossoms of a bright redor scarlet colour. Belonging to the same order Amaryllideaeare several species of lliemaiilhus—//. KathcrinciE, deep red;H. albomaculatiis, white |)crianlh and prettily spotted leaves;and H. Nataloisis. This is a handsome species, distinguisherl b\- the beautifulcoloureJ and dotted sheathing scales at the base of the b\- the pale green flowers, the orange-coloured stamens andstyles, and by the nearh- uniform bracts of the involucre, of arich ferruginous purple, shorter than the flowers. BrnnsvigeaJosephinece is another beautiful plant of the same order, bearinglarge umbels of bright scarlet flowers. Several species ofBegonias are very commfin, growing in the fissures of Suther/aiichi is one of the {)rettiest. The foliage and stemsare very ornamental, the latter being purplish red and theleaves bright green, with red nerves and serrated. The flowersare orange red, although some varieties of this species are muchdarker in colour. The stems of this plant are used b} colonists 59 in the same manner as rhubarb, and an excellent jam is alsomade from this plant. Ju-g-oiiia Gcraiiioides is an exceedinglyprett} tuberous-rooted species of dwarf and free-flowering habit,with flowers of purest white. One of the i)rettiest genus
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